Total War: Shogun 2 Heaven

I hope I can keep this AAR running, weekly tests and the upcoming Unit test have forced me to organize my time, for the first time in my life


What do you think?

A good start, Hannibal. I'm enjoying your writing style, and look forward to reading more about your game.

A good start it is indeed. I expect DU along quite soon.
Good luck Mighty Warlord!

Quoted from AE:

I expect DU along quite soon.

"Speak of the Devil and he shall appear.", though in my case I'm only occasionally devilish

A good start Hannibal and I look forward to reading about more of your conquests

Turn 1

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Welcome again, friends. I shall now resume our tale, and hopefully I will not be delayed any longer.



During the winter, Seleucus faced a tough decision. His cities in the east were threatened by revolts in the poor districts due to the Parthian siege, and Aristarchus' cavalry auxilia could not hope to drive off the Parthian horse archers, they were far too fast and deadly. Susa and Babylon lacked the compounds required to train horsemen, so a shortage of cavalry and an abundance of infantry meant the worst.



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Nevertheless, the men at Babylon sallied; hopeless and poorly-fed, they had no other choice, and this went against Aristarchus' plans. However, Aristarchus sent his cavalry auxilia to support the men at Babylon, perhaps it could make a difference.






The Parthians' lack of proper command made Aristarchus' job slightly easier. They had foolishly sent forth their archers to their deaths by charging at Aristarchus and his bodyguards rather than avoiding melee combat. The gods decided to hand over victory to us!



A victory, no matter the losses, is still a victory. Aristarchus had successfully driven the Parthians from our lands, and for this he received much recognition back home!



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But the situation in the Levant was dangerous. Although several of the Egyptian cities were besieged by our armies, there were rumors of massive Egyptian reinforcements arriving from the Nile Delta. This struck fear into the hearts of many of our soldiers, and fear of the Egyptian cavalry as Seleucus knew his cavalry was no match for the Egyptians'.



The young nobleman, Demetrius, assaulted Sidon. His army was up against the Nubian phalanxmen, reputed for their use of the phalanx formation but not for their bravery. They tend to run at the sight of danger, and Demetrius intended to put this to good use.








His cavalry was limited, but still better than the Egyptians, who had no cavalry at all. Tales were spoken of the Bedouin Warriors and their camels, of their faces scorched by the sun, and of their swords stained by the blood of their foes, and their father's foes, and their father's father's foes.



Soon, the gates of Sidon fell to the Seleucid battle ram, and the Nubian spearmen rushed to defend the hole in their defenses.




And then the walls were breached. Soon the cavalry charged through at the skirmishers, who were routed in a matter of seconds.



Soon, the Nubians guarding the gates were annihilated, and our men moved into the city.





I really should stop saying soon



And a victory it was.



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To the south, Antiochus had besieged Jerusalem with his army. Shortly after the conquest of Sidon, Antiochus marked the launch of his Egyptian campaign by conquering Jerusalem.



Alexander, son of Alkmena, had besieged Halicarnassus in Asia Minor and by the end of the year, he managed to take it from the rebel's hands. And it was on that glorious day when the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus was captured by our empire.





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Turn 2


Soon, our coffers were filled with gold, and the Seleucids were one of the richest peoples throughout the land.



The next summer was not of much significance, Seleucus decided it would be best if the Egyptian campaign was delayed while our men reorganize themselves. However, he was concerned of the Parthian army and when it would strike. But the question he should have asked was not when, but where..

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Turn 3

The following events were somewhat disastrous. Seleucus's foes realized his armies' weakness in countering horse archers and have besieged Hatra, and if the city is lost then it will cut the Empire into two halves.



To the East, a Parthian army was only a day's walk from Babylon, and to our luck, Arsaces himself, the Parthian faction leader, had come with his own army to conquer Babylon.



Aristarchus set out with his army for Babylon to aid the garrison there, lest he be remembered as the man who gave Babylon to the Parthians on a silver platter..



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More, you say? Well I shan't tell you any more of it! But rest assured, you are in for a surprise tomorrow..


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END SESSION


Took me 5 hours to put the screenies up, some problem with the internet. And Photobucket's crappy upload system added to my misery. After several dozen attempts uploading/reuploading the files, I finally figured a way out to make it work.

[This message has been edited by Hannibal the Conqueror (edited 07-01-2013 @ 05:50 PM).]

Nice! Will be following this one to get me in the mood for some Rome 2